Athlon 64 FX-74 vs Pentium M 735
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 FX-74 outperforms Pentium M 735 by a whopping 224% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3526 | 3068 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.34 | 0.19 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Windsor (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 10 May 2004 (21 years ago) | November 2006 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $500 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 735 and Athlon 64 FX-74 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 235 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | 227 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.988V-1.34V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 735 and Athlon 64 FX-74 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | PPGA478 | F |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 735 and Athlon 64 FX-74. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium M 735 and Athlon 64 FX-74 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 735 and Athlon 64 FX-74 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 735 and Athlon 64 FX-74. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.17 | 0.55 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 125 Watt |
Pentium M 735 has 1685.7% lower power consumption.
Athlon 64 FX-74, on the other hand, has a 223.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 735 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium M 735 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 FX-74 is a desktop one.
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